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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spanish word from Chapter 6 translates to man or fellow?

2. When Eddie goes to Angel’s house in Chapter 8, he enters how?

3. What does Eddie actually do with the paint cans he carries in the narrative?

4. What Spanish slang term from Chapter 7 refers to Texans or Texas residents?

5. In Chapter 7, Eddie says, “"Coach had known most of us when we were knee-high gangsters with” what “hanging from our mouths”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Eddie goes to work for Mr. Stiles in Chapter 6?

2. Who does Eddie go to for advice in Chapter 6? Why?

3. What impressions does Eddie have of the Navy recruiter in Chapter 6?

4. What are Eddie’s impressions of the place that he goes to with Coach and José in Chapter 7?

5. What is significant about Eddie’s stealing money for the SPCA donation in Chapter 5?

6. Why does Eddie go to Holmes playground in Chapter 5? Who does he encounter there?

7. What does Eddie find at his apartment when he returns from the police station in Chapter 7?

8. Where do Coach and José invite Eddie to go with them in Chapter 7?

9. What two choices does Eddie face in Chapter 6?

10. What plot transition takes place in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Eddie’s impressions of the information he learns from Norma about the murder in Chapter 4. Why does Eddie initially disbelieve the story? What makes him reconsider the possibility? How does this information change Eddie’s actions and objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Coach in the narrative. How old is Coach? How long has Eddie known him? Why does Eddie trust Coach in telling him about the stolen truck? What does Coach represent symbolically to Eddie?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Mr. Stiles in the narrative. How does Eddie feel about Mr. Stiles? How is Mr. Stiles’s home described? Is Mr. Stiles a likable character? Why or why not?

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